TOP MANGA OF THE WEEK

Ryu Sugahara's story collection has everything for the hormonal fangirl- pleasant art, ample sex scenes and cute characters. The titular story focuses on the relationship between Matsuoka and Nagase, two street-urchins who meet each other at the garbage-dump one day. Fluffiness abound with an occasional dose of angst.

From Fantasyshrine: Since he first met Baron Kuroba, Seiji has been secretly in love with the master of the Kuroba Manor, where servants were rumored to be attacked by a vampire. However, Baron Kuroba only sees Seiji as a lap dog that needs to be disciplined for his carnal pleasures. How can Seiji convince the baron, who doesn’t believe in love, to love him back?

Affair is a collection of short stories from a manga-ka whose men ooze testosterone. Shuiko Kano has never been shy about portraying real adult relationships and while Affair is a bit more subtle than her usual fair, it is by no means an exception. Two high school friends reunite; two yakuza sons find they have more in common than shady business dealings; and the stakes get raised in a mahjong game after work. 1. Affair ~ the reunion of a senpai and his kouhei who still nurses a grudge. 2. My Dear Mad Dog ~ two Yakuza brothers 3. One Lucky Guy ~ two co-workers play a game of honor, luck and Mahjong 4. Love Machine ~ a uni student offers a fellow uni student driving lessons... 5. Erotic Affair - a humorous erotic extra of Affair

Takato has been always bullied by his next door neighbor and physician Yasuyuki-sensei. One day, Yasuyuki's friend Kazusa comes over and Takato believes him to be his savior, but who knew Kazusa was a bully just like Yasuyuki. A one volume, threesome comedy.

A collection of one-shot stories... 1) Fix The colleague who Mikami, a salesman for an advertising firm, normally collaborates with for work collapsed due to a sudden illness. As a result, Mikami had to take his kouhai, Nojima, along with him while entertainig a favored customer. However, thanks to Nojima's low alcohol tolerance, Mikami had to handle the business dealings himself. After drinking heavily, Mikami acted on impulse while on their way home; on the whim of the moment, he roughly kissed Nojima...! 2) 27 Ji ni Koi wo Sasayaite 3) Campari ni Koishite! 4) Daiichi Tsugi Yokkyu 5) Koi ga Todoku Sono Mae ni 6) Soshite Emono wa Omou no datta 7) Dakara Karyudo wa Kunou Suru 8) Atogaki

High schoolers Rin and Kyo are childhood friends from kindergarten. They're so close that there's virtually nothing they don't know about each other. Rin, who had been pining for Takahashi-kun, his father's lover, for many years, finally gave up and wished for his father and Takahashi's happiness. After his broken heart was comforted by Kyo, Rin was finally able to stand up again, but then suddenly, he was confessed to by Kyo...?!

[From Attractive Fascinante]: 1-3) Silver Butterfly The Heavenly Jade Pavillion is the house for many beautiful hustlers and their protectors. Patrons come in nightly to take advantage of the culture and beauty of these hustlers. These men share their love nightly, but are they allowed to fall in love? 4) Darkness and Obscenity In the Heavenly Jade Pavillion there are many beautiful hustlers and their protectors, each with their own talents and mysterious lives. The lovely S&M hustler, Yagarasu, who hides his eye behind a patch, is visited by a man from his past. Why is Yagarasu's past appearing now? Will he be given a reason to put aside his whips and chains and only give pain to one man? 5-6) Blue Sky Love Asamine has had a one-sided crush on his best friend, Fujishima, for the past year. Finally, Asamine confesses his love, but runs off before he can hear Fujishima's answer. Will Fujishima accept Asamine as a lover? How long will Fujishima need to think about it?

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When Kuniyoshi Masahiro meets the new model he's supposed to manage, Suda Yoshimi, he sees a spoiled little rich kid. That is before he notices how attractive Yoshimi really is. Masahiro is a manager at a modeling agency and himself a former model. His newest charge is 16-year old Yoshimi. Yoshimi has looks and charisma to burn, but he’s also an over-privileged, egoistic, bratty teenager. When Yoshimi finds out that Masahiro is gay, he commands his manager to give him extra-curricular instruction in sex between men. But if Yoshimi wants Masahiro to be exclusively his, then he’ll have to surpass top model Akito, his rival in business and in love.

From Fantasy Shrine: Taking care of his homeroom teacher, Wakasa-sensei, the kindhearted Kakeru is the only person who knows the outwardly charismatic teacher is in truth, a bully! Whenever they are alone, Kakeru tries unsuccessfully to evade Wakasa’s advancements. However, Kakeru couldn’t help noticing Wakasa’s tenderness at unexpected moments. And then, at the start of the 3rd year in high school, a new teacher from Wakasa’s past and a new student arrive…

From Attractive Fascinante: A forbidden relationship between a sensei and a student connected by chocolates and jazz, a couple who has yet to see the importance of each other's existence as a blessing, a May-December relationship connected by Millefeuille and strawberries, one who struggled to accept his own sexual preference, another who's trying to find peace with himself while carrying the burden of work, love and family and one who finally decided to go for what he wanted. 6 beautiful stories to bring you through the ups and downs of life and love, complete with humor and sweetness.

From Attractive Fascinante: Kijimuna, an Okinawan fairy who lives in a banyan tree. About the same height as a young kid, with reddish skin and hair. They will come down from the tree and do naughty things to humans at night. You’ll get happiness if you nurture it and the fairy will never betray you. Tomohisa bought a potted plant that comes with such a resident, Kite. When feelings gradually develop between them, Tomohisa’s senpai and ex-lover, Kazunori, wants to reconcile with Tomohisa. Will Kite try to stop it from happening or will he let Tomohisa choose his own happiness?

Young President Tsugumi, who must worry about business problems, can't forget the stranger he unintentionally spent one night with. However, when they meet again, the guy turns out to be the new Manager of the Planning Department, Mayuzumi, who was scouted for the reconstruction of the company. "So it was for the company's sake that you let me embrace you so easily?" Mayuzumi puts on the mask of a capable subordinate during the day, then when night comes, embraces Tsugumi. An adult superior-supplanting LOVE.

A highly satisfying collection of shorts featuring both lovely art and good writing. As is usually the case with this author, the historical tales are more appealing than the ones in modern settings. 1) Romance Hidden In The Leaves 2) The Road Through Dreams 3) Sign of A World's Love 4) Dacing Foam on Jade Skin 5) Gentle Darkness 6) A Snow White Chest

Bathed in fame, authority, assets... The noble family of Kyoto Haginokouji. Seiya-sama the next head of the family, has just reached the age of 16 and still goes to high school. With anarchistic family customs, he can't stand having to keep his life a secret! His sole ally? The handsome level-headed Takakura Yoshiki. He plays the role as the Haginokouji family's young and skillful private secretary, but when it comes to his young master's childish antics, he melts on the spot...! The series is incomplete because Tohjoh Asami passed away due to illness.

Tony teacher Kwai Xi accidentally crossed to become the princess of the underworld. She wanted to go home and was eager to find someone to give her husband to replace herself, while the black-bellied husband was thinking about how to really catch her... The Lord’s long way to chase his wife has just begun...

Mai, a poor university student, was chosen to be a cosmetic model by a rich celebrity, Saionji. Mai doesn't understand why she was chosen, but Saionji teases her with a kiss saying "you have beautiful skin." Mai feels like she's falling for him, but wonders if he's just playing with her. It's a love story of a poor girl and a rich boy.

A story about two girls who are lost in their love, with ghosts interfering.

Mikoto Nagita is a single 25-year-old who works at a small town bank. Her boss is a newlywed, and the women working part-time there always go home at 5 o'clock on the dot. Hating having to always work overtime as well as on the weekends, she comes up with a plan to get married in order to quit her job, only she's got no prospects... Coincidentally, she hears about Juno and its "Marriage Makers"... a service that has a 100% success rate of helping people get married!! All Mikoto wants is to get out of work, and she's about to start numerous magical marriage simulations with her Marriage Maker, Atago!!

Kento is a guy with terrible dating habits who breaks hearts right and left. Mari is a woman stuck in an affair with a married man. Be it coincidence or fate, they bump into each other in front of a shrine, and that causes their bodies to change in a very unexpected way. They soon realize that they swapped certain parts of their lower bodies, and just like that, their romantic and physical lives change in an instant. Kento and Mari have to navigate their relationships and feelings in their new bodies, while also struggling with the newfound partnership that quite literally has them joined at the hip.

[from lost-translations] “I want a boyfriend!” Kozakura Nonoka always fancied having a boyfriend. Upon entering high school, she was certain that she was finally going to get one, but fast-forwarding eight months to December, she was still single as ever. Desperate, she attended a goukon (a group blind date) where she met Kiriyama Naoya, whose first words to her was “You’ll never get a boyfriend.” Now, what would this strange meet-up lead to?

If there's one person Akari can't stand, it's Abe: the big-headed, bigfoot ace of the karate club... right until he floors her with an unexpected confession! Even as Abe's embarrassingly straightforward (and frequent) declarations throw her for a loop, Akari finds herself unwittingly drawn to him over the course of summer break and the school festival... "Let's play a game. We're gonna see if you can outrun me before I catch you." The race for love against this wild man-beast continues! You'll be a junkie for pushiness before you know it!

Sae's been going out with the handsome and flirtatious Shun for two months already. He’s selfish and a bit naughty, always teasing her, but before she knew it... she had fallen in love with him...? A blinding love with a stubborn boyfriend! ♡

Chizuru Nagahama, a college student, is troubled by a promise she made with her step-brother, Kirito, when they were kids. "Until you meet someone special, I'm going to always be yours." The promise escalated over the years, until Kirito, who grew to be very handsome, started taking care of her physical desires...!! An enchanting brother making his sister give in to her desires. A story of forbidden love.